tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post9128392278803391374..comments2024-03-29T07:17:26.082+00:00Comments on Tandleman's Beer Blog: Illicit DrinkingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-54885596832221094272012-04-27T14:33:18.867+01:002012-04-27T14:33:18.867+01:00"Cooking Lager is a right prat." - Liver..."Cooking Lager is a right prat." - Liverpool.Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-45502753408357746322012-04-27T11:58:37.908+01:002012-04-27T11:58:37.908+01:00I remember a lock-in in the Market Porter in the 8...I remember a lock-in in the Market Porter in the 80s - beer choice not brilliant and I remember drinking too much GK Abbot. Had some dodgy corner shop pork pies whe we finally escaped and was sick as a dog.<br /><br />Never been bothered about them since..."Eddie Rowles"https://www.blogger.com/profile/16504751692086571702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-10497813003643138942012-04-27T07:33:49.118+01:002012-04-27T07:33:49.118+01:00Never been to a lock-in; as you say, seems to be t...Never been to a lock-in; as you say, seems to be the sort of thing that happens in more out-of-the-way, away from prying eyes sorts of places. Do Cellar Runs still happen? Or is that more for 'Tickers'?Leighhttp://www.goodfoodgoodbeer.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-2438958290461492562012-04-26T18:11:14.203+01:002012-04-26T18:11:14.203+01:00These days there are smoking lock-ins. I was quite...These days there are smoking lock-ins. I was quite charmed by the way the ashtrays came out after the door was bolted in one particular pub. Having said that, as an asthmatic who feels the effects other people's smoking, I was glad to leave.Jeff Pickthallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06343140031285101096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-58540825974764061242012-04-26T07:37:11.203+01:002012-04-26T07:37:11.203+01:00... and the police turned a blind eye ... in the e...... and the police turned a blind eye ... in the early 80's my first management position was at a pub in Turnham Green where I was advised by the area manager that it was where a lot of West London police officers liked to congregate "after hours" ... I was given the choice of observing custom or licensing law ... but not so subtly nudged toward the former ... and guess what not an ounce of trouble either in or out of licensing laws <br /><br />the other thing is that I learned to take a cat nap of an afternoon and ever since I still get "the drops" around 3pm ... <br /><br />I still know of some pubs that close for a couple of hours in the afternoon and do not suffer from a lack of trade so even though opening hours are available they don't necessarily need to be usedPublican Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533484978463975994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-9419241415226027812012-04-26T06:39:57.185+01:002012-04-26T06:39:57.185+01:00While working as a cook, a number of the restauran...While working as a cook, a number of the restaurants I worked in had similar stay behind arrangement. Staff would belly up to the bar after hours to enjoy a pint or two after the guests for the evening finally left. In a few places special guests would be allowed to sit with us on rare occasions.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13096021087395266714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-33782729427321073042012-04-25T15:01:18.652+01:002012-04-25T15:01:18.652+01:00I've attended a lock in or two - as late as 20...I've attended a lock in or two - as late as 2003. I can't comment on the *feeling* of the era you describe, never having experienced it. However, the past often seems better in an intangible way - objectively, though, I prefer allowing pubs to open legally when they want, within broad guidelines, rather than forcing proscribed behaviour underground.Scyrenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07522861473181847726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-46499041622344006532012-04-25T13:34:04.122+01:002012-04-25T13:34:04.122+01:00"The past is a foreign country: they do thing..."The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there." - The Go-Between, L. P. Hartley<br /><br />"Liverpool is a right dive" - Cooking Lager.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-3333650568493811942012-04-25T11:52:06.198+01:002012-04-25T11:52:06.198+01:00It's just a shame that most Irish pubs are shi...It's just a shame that most Irish pubs are shite with a selection of beer that runs the whole gamut between Guinness and Heineken.<br /><br />I've lived here for 20 years and still smile at wannabe blow-ins waxing lyrical about diddly-eye friendly Irish locals.<br /><br />They don't exist any more.Professor Pie-Tinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-42203342693450687832012-04-25T10:53:15.004+01:002012-04-25T10:53:15.004+01:00There are rules?There are rules?Maxwell Powernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-11459236432522125842012-04-25T10:27:41.261+01:002012-04-25T10:27:41.261+01:00I've been to lock-ins in Irish pubs in Manches...I've been to lock-ins in Irish pubs in Manchester where as long as the landlord knew you or one of your mates you were in. There is something particularly enjoyable about an illegal pint after hours. The last lock-in I was at was in a pub in Dublin last summer. I think there may be a link between being Irish and ignoring the rules...Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09310220100267028274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-90726964212321454732012-04-25T09:31:19.723+01:002012-04-25T09:31:19.723+01:00Take heart. This world still survives in Ireland. ...Take heart. This world still survives in Ireland. Our old fashioned licensing laws still create the situation where a well known local can have a quiet pint or two after the doors close. While there is no afternoon closing, the Irish post closing time pint is often given an added illicit spice the as the ashtrays come out, for staff and customer alike.Séan Billingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10347677720588826886noreply@blogger.com